"JSPS External Review Report" was issued.(PDF File 1.22MB)

program is not accepting applications in FY2002.The allocation of responsibility for Grants-in-Aid allocation between MEXTand the JSPS as at FY2001 is depicted in the following table.CategoryDescriptionScientific ResearchSpeciallyPromotedResearchPriority AreasResearchSpecial ResearchPromotionAid for researchResearch with a strong international reputation and the potentialfor producing particularly outstanding research resultsDuration: 3-5 yearsGrant: Approx. 50-500 million yen per projectActively and effectively promoting research, specifying areas thatare connected to improving and strengthening basic scientificfields, and areas for which there is especially strong socialdemand so as to contribute to the development of economics,society and culture in Japan in the 21 st century.Duration: 3-6 yearsGrant: 20-600 million yen yearly per areaUrgent and important research projectsPromotion ofPublication ofResearch ResultsPublication ofScientificResearch ResultsPriorityEncouragementSubsidiesPublication of results with high scientific valueDuration: 1 yearAcademic research projects with outstanding characteristics forwhich there is academic and social demand, undertaken byacademic research groupsDuration: 1 yearCOE FormationBasic ResearchForming Centers of ExcellenceDuration: 5 yearsCollaborationBetweenUniversities andSocietyResearch with strong practical applications that is promotedthrough organic ties with local research development projects, etc.Duration: Up to 3 years140